Love & Life Elevated

How does an overactive Amygdala manifest in our lives? Anxiety, stress, mental distress, strong emotional reactions, and PTSD may all relate to an overactive amygdala. Learning to tame the amygdala begins with these simple suggestions.

If you struggle with self-love or self-loathing, you are not alone. Moving from working on yourself to loving yourself takes recognition and willingness to do a little work. Here are a few things that really have helped me.

What is your giant calling? There are trolls and critics everywhere you might tell you, "you can't do that." Tune them out. This is an opportunity for advanced action. Lean into your higher power.

Live your life with a depth of spiritual integrity. Decide to be heroic in your aliveness and your loving. Let go of status quo thinking. Align with the truth of your being.

Are you lost in the sea of sameness? The valley of mediocrity? The default mode network is one way our brain tries to find a way to conserve energy. It's time to zealously and mindfully deviated from this road to mediocrity. Demonstrate your possibility. Get outside the current status quo.

Overcoming our history is a huge undertaking. I know this is not easy work. What makes you feel more inspired and awake? It's time to pursue that. What we can be we must be. Don't talk yourself out of greatness. Here are five practices to help you get there.

This is all about programming our genes for greatness. Every day we have the choice about what gets replayed and woven into our history and our belief system. Bring in new music, new beliefs, a new playlist to play well. Here are ten things to help you do that.

How is your body, your brain, your physiology? Are you feeling the need to exhale? Today I am going to share some of my favorite natural plant medicines to help support your whole body health.

Can you think of a person or persons who have served as a mentor to you? Perhaps you are that person for someone? Mentors lead by example. Having a mentor increases our likelihood of success AND prosperity.

This isn't about happiness or being happy, this is about being present to the moment you are in. Getting present to our life experience brings with it an awareness of truth. This space is grace.

Spreading kindness is one of the most contagious things you can do. Convince by your presence. Allow your kindness to spread. Your kindness affects everyone around you, including yourself, in the most wonderful of ways.

As we mindfully ease back into the flow of life, we have an opportunity to build love and trust via oxytocin. This compassion compound, love hormone, is associated with increased longevity and happiness. Let's be intentional and present as we embrace ten practices that build oxytocin.

Today I am talking about the Bodhisattva vow and how it relates to you and I. Your life is your message. Look inside yourself and others and find something beautiful. The world needs your courage and compassion.

Divergent thinking happens when you depart from your comfort lane of traditional thinking. We can tap into this way of thinking when we spend more time in the natural world. Disconnect from the indoors and bring it to the outdoors. Take a walk.

Personal hostility directly impacts your longevity potential. It effects the length of our telomeres, which help lengthen our lives. Are you living up to your potential?

Emotional pain houses itself in the limbic system. What will you do each day to nurture your heart. Move from the "to do" list to the "to you" list. Forty seconds of nature helps us to unwind and heal. Land in your compassion and love yourself well.

We live up to the choices we make. You can use autosuggestion to change your belief system. Self-compassion, self-love, self-awareness - they are all enhanced through affirmation and mantra.

Your path in life is about being of service. How much love can you broadcast into the world - even when it's really hard? Do you need to do some serious exploration of the self? What are you willing to release. Demonstrate excellence and courageous living.

Don't allow the current of life to take you for a ride. Consider the source of your river. What side do you live on? Do you delay your joy, postpone your peace? The time is not. Cross early to fulfill your purpose.

Is right now the happiest time of your life? If your answer is no, I want to share some ideas around self-improvement and coming out of the pandemic with renewed self-improvement, happiness, and self-confidence. Come out slowly.

How do we move forward from this pandemic in a state of excellence? It seems many of us are languishing in the realm of mediocrity; the valley of average; of stuckness. I understand this is a deeply emotional time for many of us. Let's consider what it would be like to live in excellence.

I had a recent comment from a new member of the community - thinking we were "just a wellness" community - didn't expect so much "spirituality." Haha. Well, you got me - but blending science with spirituality is truly what lights me up and I love sharing all that I learn with you.

You're poised to create a masterpiece every single day. You have an opportunity to put cortisol to work on your behalf every morning. Here are a few tips on how to start your day on a positive note and allow momentum to carry you through with purpose and passion.

You're poised to create a masterpiece every single day. You have an opportunity to put cortisol to work on your behalf every morning. Here are a few tips on how to start your day on a positive note and allow momentum to carry you through with purpose and passion.

This is about creating a sacred space and environment. Sleep is natural, but we've lost the cadence for a great night's sleep. Align with the natural rhythm, the circadian rhythm and power down to "doing" and transition to the "being."